I almost missed him. CQWW. By inadvertence, he got the date wrong when booking the ticket, and so at the last minute, frantic phone calls, e-mails and nervousness began. And that's what we've been preparing for CQWW all year….
…. CQWW is not just a race, it is the biggest KV race and for us in multi, it is also an opportunity for a personal meeting. Not to mention the acquaintances who, during CQWW, make the effort to at least say hello even if they don't have the radio on all year.
Wales is a beautiful country, proud of its history, language and people. Je tu množstvo pôvodných farmárskych usadlostí ako vystrihnutých z románov minulého storočia – kamenné a tehlové domčeky, niektoré obrastené brečtanom, úzke uličky a tŕnisté ploty kvôli ovciam. Cymru, ako Walesania svoju krajinu nazývajú, je zároveň miestom, kde som sa mohol už druhýkrát s vynikajúcimi ľuďmi zúčastniť CQWW Contestu.
The base is excellent QTH By MW0RLJ, ktoré sa nachádza hneď pri mori, len pár kilomtrov From mesta Fishguard. Vďaka jeho pohostinnosti ideme „polovičný portable“, keďže 30m stožiar stojí v záhrade a druhý je nachystaný. Ďalšími členmi contestového tímu sú Chris G1VDP, Ant MW0JZE, Tim M0URX, Charles M0OXO, Oliver MW0JRX and my little one - OM0AAO.
I also had the opportunity to see with my own eyes the effectiveness of OFCOM, which is the telecommunications office there. Oliver did two tests during the previous weekend. He knew the Saturday result immediately, so we came up with a new brand on Sunday evening. The result of Sunday's exams came in the mail on Wednesday (congrats!) and we found a suitable brand in no time via the internet. In the morning there was a concession in the e-mail... MW0JRX.
I helped a little with the preparation for the exams. Very practical questions (simpler calculations of voltages, currents, conversions, antennas, TVI solution) and what reached me - the request to bring a self-made device. The test takes place by choosing the correct answer from four options, and 60% must be answered correctly to pass the test.
Thursday was an antenna day, but the meteorologists promised bad weather and it worked out 100%. The rain was horizontal rather than vertical, and at times it seemed to be raining from the bottom up as well. A similar 1/4 vertical at 80m and inv.L at 160m was added to the already standing vertical at 40m. On that one, the top part broke, and due to the worsening wind, both antennas went down again.
The sun came out on Friday and it was immediately more cheerful. The groups worked diligently on additional antennas, and antennas on 160m, 80m, 40m and later also 3el grew on the field.yagi on 15m and 4 el.yagi on 10m. We got it into resonance with the help of a saw, it was worse with the direction indicator at 20m. A trapped Mosley beam was planned for this band, which did not resonate on 20m. We folded and unfolded the mast perhaps twenty times, but we could not find the fault. The power supply, various clamps were replaced, the conductivity of the connections, traps, etc. was measured. Then it got dark and the time of decision came.
MW9W 160m
We rejected the wire dipole for 20m as ineffective and rather agreed to go SOSB Assisted categories on walking lanes. The guys released my tag MW9W for 160m, Oliver MW0JRX got 80m, Charles used the MW0X tag and alternated with Tim (MC0SHL) on 40m, Ant collected multipliers on 15m as GW4OH and Chris GW1VDP scowled on 10m. Rob and Jane took care of good spirits and hungry necks. TNX to me!
Friday conditions on the 160 were excellent. With 400W from the AL-811, the stations surprisingly came on the call, while calling some stations was really a problem. Inverted L she walked really well and only regrets the connection with PZ5Z, on which I didn't stop even after five minutes.
Saturday's conditions worsened and the string of W stations was no longer held. However, there were still plenty of European stations and here and there there was also a multiplier such as ZA0 or OH0. PZ5Z didn't happen again, right next to it was 3V8BB with a massive pile-up. Even worse was that several multipliers in the CW segment were lit on the bandmap.
The ten was miserable on Sunday too, so I offered Chris to take the 160 and at least enjoy a few connections. However, he refused in a gentlemanly manner and kept watching 10m. About fifty more were added during the last evening QSO, while enjoying a QSO with several OM and OK stations, as well as DK5WL (we had an antenna according to his instructions) and TF3SG, who momentarily found himself on 1840kHz, the lowest frequency I could go for.
Overall 461QSO to 61DXCC and 13 zones = 39590 points, at the time number one SOSB Assisted 160m in Wales (as well as G, GM, EI etc) and a new Welsh record. The top band is probably not popular in those parts, hi. The second knowledge is that most stations are printed at 1880kHz.
V logu MW9W sú aj tieto stanice: OM7M, OM7GW, OM7VV, OM2XW, OM3KFF, OM3X and OK1DQT, OK1T, OK5W, OK7Y, OK1MKU, OK2PAY, OK1FFU, OK2SKP, OK2JS, OK2BEN, OK2BXU, OK1HEH, OK1BB, OK1LO. I did not call OK1OUE even after a long call. Many thanks to all!
Po conteste sa otvorilo šampanské na oslavu. Však bolo čo oslavovať! Tých rekordov a prvenstiev by malo byť viac, hi. O tom viac na www.mc0shl.com
On Monday we packed most of the equipment and in the evening we aired the MC0SHL club mark on 40m and made plans for the future. The antennas will definitely be improved and probably one or two more people will be added to the team.
QSL MW9W / MC0SHL
The QSL manager is Tim M0URX. The ticket has already been designed and is about to be printed! Despite the winter, Oliver forced us to take off our club t-shirts for a joint photo (it was really cold) and this shot is also on the QSL ticket. Instructions can be found at www.mc0shl.com.
Thank you all for a wonderful experience, lots of nice QSOs and I look forward to hearing from you again next year!